Diplocheila (Submera) laevis (Lesne, 1896)

Allegro, Gianni & Giachino, Pier Mauro, 2021, The genus Diplocheila Brulle, 1834 in Cambodia, with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Licinini), ZooKeys 1044, pp. 427-448 : 427

Diplocheila (Submera) laevis (Lesne, 1896) Figures 24 , 31

Rhembus laevis Lesne 1896: 243

Rhembus laevis Lesne, 1896: Bouchard 1903: 171

Diplochila laevis (Lesne, 1896): Lesne 1904: 72

Diplochila laevis (Lesne, 1896): Andrewes 1922: 284

Diplocheila laevis (Lesne, 1896): Andrewes 1930: 150

Diplocheila laevis (Lesne, 1896): Ball 1959: 52

Diplocheila laevis (Lesne, 1896): Lorenz 2005a: 343

Diplocheila laevis (Lesne, 1896): Lorenz 2005b: 571

Diplocheila laevis (Lesne, 1896): Lafer and Kataev 2008: 690

Diplocheila laevis (Lesne, 1896): Huber and Marggi 2017: 626

Type locality.

Bangkok (Le P. Larnaudie); Chantaboun à Battambang (Siam Cambodgien); Meuwen Bay (Java).

Material examined.

Cambodia: 1 ♂ Kampong Chhnang, banks of Tonle Sap Lake , 17.V.2019, W. Rossi and V. Kong leg. (CAl) ; 1 ♂ Kampong Chhnang Province, Sankat Kampong Chhnang, Phum Toul Ompel, banks of a branch of Tonle Sap Lake , 12°14'N, 104°41'E, 4.XI.2018, W. Rossi and V. Kong leg. (CGi) .

Remarks.

Diplocheila laevis is widely distributed across South-East Asia, China, Indonesia, and the Philippines ( Andrewes 1922; Ball 1959; Lafer and Kataev 2008). The aedeagus is also illustrated by Lafer and Kataev (2008). As far as we know, this is the first record of the species from Cambodia.

Figures

Figures 20 - 25. Aedeagus in lateral view of Diplocheila species 20 D. laevigata from Cambodia 21 Diplocheila sp. from Thailand 22 D. walterrossii sp. nov. HT 23 D. erwini sp. nov. HT 24 D. laevis from Cambodia 25 D. latifrons from Cambodia.

Figures 26 - 32. Aedeagus in dorsal view of Diplocheila species 26 D. laevigata HT 27 D. laevigata from Cambodia 28 Diplocheila sp. from Thailand 29 D. walterrossii sp. nov. HT 30 D. erwini sp. nov. HT 31 D. laevis from Cambodia 32 D. latifrons from Cambodia.